Ear preservation in the surgical treatment of auricular melanoma

✍ Scribed by Dr. Barry J. Cohen; Dr. James Melisi; Dr. Max H. Cohen

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 524 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1043-3074
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.2880120413

✦ Synopsis

A case of retroauricular melanoma is presented, and the literature on auricular melanoma is reviewed. A method of ear preservation in the surgical treatment of auricular melanoma is discussed. HEAD & NECK 12:346-351,1990

CASE REPORT

A 56-year-old white man presented after his local dermatologist performed excisional biopsy of a pigmented skin lesion from his right retroauricular region. Subsequent pathologic examination revealed a nodular melanoma, 4.6 mm in thickness. The patient's past medical history is significant for benign facial mole removal 4 years prior to admission. There was no known family history of melanoma.

Physical examination was remarkable for a right retroauricular scar at the site of prior biopsy and several small pigmented lesions on the patient's abdomen. Neurologic examination was within normal limits. No lymphadenopathy was